An obstetrician who delivers babies knows that all live births need to be recorded. To which of the following agencies should these births be reported?

A. local county registrar
B. state registrar
C. federal registrar
D. census bureau
E. medical examiner


B. state registrar

All live births must be reported to the state registrar.

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A) capsule B) injection C) powder D) sublingual tablet

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You have been called to a residence for a 31-year-old patient complaining of confusion, nausea, vomiting, and a headache. He states that this started this morning and has been getting worse all day. Despite lying in bed and resting all day, he is more fatigued than before. Which of the following statements made by the patient would the EMT recognize as most important in relation to the patient's

present complaint? A) "I just turned the furnace on last night." B) "I tried some raw seafood last week." C) "My wife is taking penicillin, to which I am allergic." D) "I have not been sleeping well the past few nights."

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Reasons to rebill an insurance claim include all of the following EXCEPT:

the medical office specialist made a mistake on the claim. charges on the original claim were not detailed. the patient was not eligible when the initial claim was filed. some of the services provided to a patient were not billed on prior claims.

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List at least two ways codified data in the EHR can be used to manage and pre vent disease

What will be an ideal response?

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